By: Emily Stelmach
A year ago I watched Dancing with the Stars and really liked the style of
dance. So I did a little research, and it’s ballroom and I looked at all the different
styles. Since that day I have wanted to take lessons, but it wasn’t until 3 months
ago did I actually decide to start taking lessons. So I found a studio and booked a
lesson. It was the best decision I have ever made. After my first lesson I
completely fell in love with dance. It’s the highlight of my week. I love it so much,
It’s my favorite thing to do. I quickly decided that I wanted to do competitions.
Since I’m a beginner I’m in the bronze category which means I dance 3 different
styles, Cha Cha, Rumba and Swing. I signed up for two single dances and one
scholarship round. I spent the last few months training, we came up with routines
and the day finally came. I was super nervous the days leading up. I was
especially nervous since I was having trouble keeping a smile while I was
concentrating but the day came. That day I was terrified, I had butterflies in my
stomach, but I pushed through. I met my instructor and we started warming up.
My time came up quickly and when I got out there, everything changed. It was
just me and my instructor out there, I became confident and I smiled the whole
time through my first dance. I danced six more times including my scholarship
round. Award time came and I didn’t expect much, but much to my surprise I
actually got First in all my dances. I even won $200 which I didn’t even know was
an option. I was just so happy and proud.
Dance is my passion and I’m so happy I decided to do it.
